[tmtranscripts] Opening message/Estes Park

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2002 UB FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ESTES PARK, COLORADO--JUNE 30th--JULY 6th

TeaM Opening Meeting  /  July 1, 2002
ABRAHAM
TR: Nina

I am Abraham. Greetings. What an honor to be a branch on this family tree. I
realize that to many there seems to be various divisions within the Urantia
community. There are some who are perhaps feeling excluded or too different
to be included as a part of the whole.

I, representing my associate Teachers, would express to you our joy at our
perspective of this overall family community. Where one group may be
representative of ideas, the Correcting Time participants are the action of
those ideas. Where one group may be the thought of good intentions, the
Teaching Mission is living those good intentions. Where one group is
intellectually expressive, the Teaching Mission is about everyday living
practice, knowing full well the pitfalls of the mortal struggle.

The Urantia Community is like the body of Christ, every group having a
function and purpose, every group attempting to put forth their highest
ideals. The body, however, would suffer disease if the parts would become a
stumbling block to other parts. It is our prayer that the parts of the body
would work to make it easy for the other parts to function. One part helps
the another. No part is any more significant than another.

Michael said, +ACI-I am the vine and you are my branches.+ACI- Together the tree is
healthy and growing. Should one branch attempt to overtake the tree, then
most definitely would there be an upset of the whole. If the Urantian
community cannot find a way to work as functional parts of the whole, then I
say, what other community can?

You are our hope. You are our voice for the changing world. You are the
action for our thought. You are the wayshowers to a new and better world.
The differences between you each matters not. The trust you have in Father
to do His bidding definitely matters. What will last--will last, and what
doesn't--will not. It is all a matter of trusting in the Supreme Overseers.
The universe will support those things that are true, beautiful and good,
and no man will stop that.

Your most productive focus would be to love one another with a Fatherly
affection. Father loves the child in spite of his actions. You may not
always agree with your brothers and sisters, but you can save energy by
focusing on loving one another, instead of trying to cast out what you
believe is non-reality. Trust in Father to make those things that are 'real'
lasting. That is most definitely not our place to choose what is real and
what is not.

The measure in which you feel welcome here at this function will be the
measure of love you receive. If you feel not welcome, this becomes real in
your own mind. You are all children of the living God, all cosmic citizens,
all brothers and sisters. You are welcome. You are supposed to be here. You
are loved. You are the wayshowers of the future. Have faith in Father, and
one another, that while there is a sea of endless possibilities, know that
you are trusted to follow your Indwelling Fragment to do what you feel is
right. Know that we are here. We are here for you. We are with you and
determined to see Urantia enter into that age of Light and Life. I leave you
to another. Shalom.